5th annual Christmas Double Dec 17, 2016Christmas Double Road Race (moved from Pleasanton)Where: San Juan Bautista, California (30 minutes south of San Jose)Start/Finish: San Juan Mission (block off Main Street)Note: We will have a dry area available for half-time, in case of rain.

"I loved everything about this race," says Dana Gonzales. "Kudos to the double team for organizing such a well-run fun and unique event which is a breath of fresh air to the running community," says Bertrand Newson.

"Double Racing®, Double for short, is a sport consisting of two-stage running events. Participants first run the longer stage, take a halftime break and then run the second stage. Times are combined for scoring. Participants must complete both stages to get a time. The second stage starts 1 hour 45 minutes (restart) after the start of first leg.

SANTA COSTUME CONTEST
Christmas Double 8k Runner
Show your Christmas spirit. Come dressed in costume and run, walk or hike in a Santa outfit. Prizes to the top three individual or groups. We will give each participant a Santa Hat. The fastest male and female (must wear more than just a Santa hat) in the Ujena Double 8k will win a $100 Ujena gift certificate.

Bob Anderson's KIDS CUP DOUBLE 1.5 MileOne of the hightlights of the Pleasanton Double Racing Festrival is the Kids Cup Double. For kids 13 and under. Each kid gets a shirt and all finishers get a two-sided double medal. Age winners (4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13) get an additional performance medal. The fastest boy and girl will be presented with a special trophy.

"It all starts with the kids,": says Bob Anderson. "Running is one of the best forms of exercise. Our Kids Cup Double is a good challenge for all kids."

Christmas Double Road Race benefits youth running and the American Red Cross! Your entry and donation is much appreciated.

MOST FIT DOUBLE TEAM The team with the most finishers between all of the Doubles in the competition will be awarded a trophy. When you sign up, be sure to enter your team name. Teams with 20 or more runners will be loaned a tent, table and two chairs.

Your entry fee covers:Official race t-shirt, special tote bag, complimentary copy of Double Runner magazine, entry into the Halftime Recovery Zone, medal for all Double finishers. A special performance medal will be presented to the top three in each age group, All Double 15k and Double 8k runners will have the opportunity to win some of the +$10,000 of prize money for overall and age-group winners.

Run For The Kids - 100 percent of all donations will be donated to non-profit youth running programs locally and nationally to benefit youth running.

The new Double Road Race course in San Juan starts at the Mission and then runs throughs the historical section of town. Then the course goes out to the country roads. It is a fast certifiied course.